The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-10
In Brief.

l.. A. Gable has been granted permit to
erect 81, 900 frame residence. on Pennsylvania
street, near Eighth
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
Charles G. Pierce, jr., and Lizzie D. White Os-
c. Williams and Matte o. Gregory, Charles
Faulkner and Cora A. Gilbert, Charles A Powell
and Ella Thomas.
HISTORY OF STATE CASES.
Attorneyegeneral Kitchener is having pre-
pared for his Office an entry docket of all the
civil cases pending on appeal from the Circuit to
the Supreme Court 1t will give brief history
of each case. from the time il began in the lower
court until it was disposed of in the higher. The
Attorney generals Office has never had docket
OF the kind.
COMING TO BUILD THE CABLE ROAD.
Colonel Dudley. who was expected here last
night, was yesterday called New York, but
he will reach indianapolis on Tuesday or
Wednesday next His work in ST. Paul has
been completed, and he will spend most of the
winter here in preparing for work on the caoie
road. which, it ia thought, Will be finished by
the middle of next August
LIEUTENANT GRAYDoNS NEW EXPLOSIVE
A large party Of gentlemen and ladies accom-
panied Lieutenant Graydon to St. Paul, Ind,
yesterday. where he gave a demonstS ation of
the wonderful power of his new explosive. The
party consisted of Colonel Bridgland and niece.
Mrs. Cary, wife of the Attorney general Of Cali
fornia; Colonel Sherman, former consul general
st Vienna, Austria, and wife; Mrs. Laura Da-
wilson. Miss Kate Davidson. Mrs. Emma B. AL
exander and her son. Milton K. Alexander.
The demonstration of the new explosives power
was success With a pound and quarter of
Graydopite, the name of the explosive ledge
of granite 10 feet in length forty-fve feet in
width and nine feet in depth. was blown out.
The quantity of rock blasted by the one shot
was sufficient to fill five cars. The
power of the explosive was from four to six times
greater than the best known dynamite.
equal charge of which was used Immediately
afterward in a ledge of rock of the same size.
The new explosive is not only for use in mines
and quarries. but also in warfare. A public test
il to be made by the syndicate interested in Lieu
tedant Graydon's invention some time in the
near future.
SURRENDER OF A FUGITIVE.
Louis Lauter, young man, who, according
his own story, has been a fugitive from justice
for nearly two years, surrendered himself to
pat-olman kellemeyer last night, and asked to
be sent back to Louisville, his home, where he
is wanted. The young man says that year
ago he and several other tailors employed in a
large wholesale establishment in Louisville.
sold lot of remnants from the store and di-
vided the money. They were arrested and held
or He was released on $500 bail
and left the city. He went to
St. Louis. where he found employment for
year, and then went to Wichita, Kan. A few
weeks ago he returned to Louisville for the pur-
pose of giving himself up, but changed his mind
after consulting with his friends. Two weeks
ago he came TO this city. but was unable to OBJ
tain work. Yesterday his money gave out and
he made up his mind to surrender himself. II
have had peace since / have been a fugitive
he said last night. land matter what the con-
sequences of my surrender may be. / would
rather take them than be hiding from justice